FATE: Target of Grand Master

"It's true that nothing can be hidden from King Gilgamesh."

Xia Yan smiled slightly and said, "The other three Masters have been traveling for two days, and I think they need to rest more now. Also, from my observations over the past three days, the monster attacks on the North Wall defense line have been too few, which gives me a feeling of calm before the storm. I would like to ask Your Majesty, how often did the monster tides occur before?"

"Xia Yan, your feeling is correct. Before you arrived, the Northern Wall Defense Line experienced a large-scale monster tide approximately every 7 days. Moreover, each monster tide was more ferocious and diverse than the last, and occasionally, even leaders would appear. The Servants I summoned earlier were sacrificed in the face of one monster tide after another. Now, only Merlin, who only goes through the motions and loves to watch the fun from the sidelines, remains."

Seeing no reply from the temple, Gilgamesh scoffed softly, seemingly expressing his dissatisfaction with the missing Merry.

7 days.

Xia Yan estimated the time, which meant that there was still half a day left before the next monster tide, and that the number and types of monsters would be greater and stronger than when they first arrived in Uruk.

In the original story, it took at least half a month for a monster wave to occur, but here it was compressed to seven days. The Gorgons here are just too prolific!

Just as Xia Yan was complaining about the Gorgon's production efficiency, in the Blood Temple located northwest of Uruk, Jingu was walking inside the temple, which was full of bloodstains and flesh.

The temple was dark inside, but this posed no obstacle to Jingu. The occasional low growls of the magical beasts only annoyed him more.

A moment later, it stopped in front of a huge figure with a female upper body and a snake tail lower body.

"Is it Jingu?"

Gorgon slowly raised her eyes. Despite possessing the power of "Mother of All Beasts," the "Goddess of Monsters," who was constantly producing monsters, still felt tired.

"it's me."

Jingu slowly rose to eye level with Gorgon and asked, "How much longer will it take to gather enough monsters for the next wave?"

Without a trace of concern or pity, Jingu questioned the overtime worker, Gorgon, about his work results like a ruthless capitalist.

"With 'her' assistance, it will be completed in three days at most."

Despite being somewhat exhausted, the Gorgons were filled with anticipation for their impending revenge against humanity.

"This monster wave will be the largest, most diverse, and highest quality ever. This time we will definitely make up for the regrets of last time and completely destroy Uruk and humanity."

Looking at the energetic Gorgon, Jingu also revealed a slight smile.

"Yes, I believe this time it will be successful."

Leaving the narrow passageway, Jin Gu slowly walked into a secluded, empty room.

"Is this the toy you brought back? Not only is the design similar, but the construction is also extremely similar to that of the Gorgon."

Looking at Nero, who was bound to the wall and covered in black mud, Kingu showed a look of disgust.

"Don't compare me to the pathetic creatures you used as tools. I have neither sadistic tendencies nor do I need to devour humans to create new monsters. I did this to her entirely because she has a very high compatibility with the black mud."

Black mud began to appear on the ground beside Jin Gu, and then it coalesced into the shape of a young girl.

"Is this your reason for pouring the black mud directly into her mouth? Be careful not to play with fire and get burned."

Kingu didn't have much affection for the red-haired girl beside him, and their cooperation was merely a mutually beneficial arrangement.

"Don't worry about that. Don't worry, she won't affect our plans."

"I hope so. By the way, you should also provide more monsters for the next monster wave. This time, we must take Uruk."

"Haven't I been providing you with Warcraft all along?"

The girl felt she had already tried her best.

"Many of those were killed by the Masters from Uruk during the last monster wave."

The girl wasn't too surprised by Jingu's answer.

"Then I have no other choice. This is the only output I can produce until I fully recover my performance. Or else..."

The girl's tentative words were immediately interrupted by Jingu.

"Don't even think about it. Our agreement is that I will restore your performance after humanity is wiped out, and until then, you must provide support for my plan."

"But I've already done my best."

Kingu could tell that the girl wasn't telling the truth. If she had really tried her best, she wouldn't have the energy to feed this Saber black mud here. But Kingu didn't want to make things too awkward, so he backed down.

"If Warcraft doesn't work, then support some Shadow Servants. That shouldn't be difficult for you, right?"

The girl sighed helplessly.

"Calling you a heartless boss is almost an understatement. Fine, I'll send another batch of Shadow Followers; this is truly the limit of what I can provide right now. If you dare to go back on your word after success..."

The girl's exposed golden eyes emitted a light that burned like flames.

"I will never let you go, nor will I let the mother you want to awaken go."

"Don't worry, betrayal is a despicable quality found only in those old humans. The new humans, represented by me, would never do such a thing."

Watching Kingu leave, the girl looked thoughtfully at Nero in front of her.

"Speaking of which, I am quite similar to that Kingu. No, I should say I am similar to Enkidu, who was possessed by Kingu. We both have the attributes of weapons, yet we both developed unnecessary intellect, and in the end, we were both killed by the gods."

"Ugh—! Ah—!"

Whether provoked by the girl's words or by the discomfort caused by the black mud inside her body, Nero suddenly began to struggle wildly and managed to break free of the flesh binding her.

Instead of summoning the "Primordial Flame" as usual, Nero used her arm covered in crimson scales to grab the girl directly.

After being forcibly injected with a large amount of black mud, Nero's spirit origin state became very unstable, and sometimes she would even unconsciously attack everything around her, but the girl had gotten used to it.

The crimson scales pierced the girl's left chest, and then the girl's body turned into a puddle of black mud and melted, only to solidify again not far away.

Seeing another target nearby, Nero turned around to attack again, but suddenly collapsed to the ground in pain.

The girl had anticipated Nero's reaction. She said calmly, "Why insist? In the end, we are both abandoned beings. Whether abandoned by the people or abandoned by the gods, we are ultimately useless."

Nero did not respond, but lay prostrate on the ground, whimpering in anguish.

The girl sighed, manipulated the black mud to lift Nero up, and then bound him to the wall again.

"Stop harboring unrealistic fantasies. All desires are sinful, and if you still hold onto any desires, I regret to inform you that they are all impossible to fulfill. Because I possess such power. I am a mixture of Typhon, the progenitor dragon defeated by Zeus, and the 'Fruit of Impermanence' that Typhon consumed, which renders desires impossible. Class: Pretender, True Name: Typhon Ephemeris."